title: NQF endorses standards for non-physician clinicians.
abstract: This marks first time NQF brings non-physician providers into the standards process. Hepatitis, HIV/AIDs also are addressed by standards for first time. Practitioners who fail to meet the new standards cannot participate in the PQRI.
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States